'New' engine
The GPW came with a post-war Willys L4 engine with gear-driven camshaft, which, when disassembled, appeared to be in quite good, rebuildable condition. I was going to use it with a Ford head and fittings, but eventually came to the conclusion I should at least look for a genuine GPW engine.
I was fortunate to locate an engine in Nebraska which turned out to be a 1945 manufactured Ford replacement engine, which was not stamped with an engine serial number. It has only some of the exterior fittings, but I have the remainder from other sources. I'm yet to disassemble it, as I've been busy working on rebuilding the rear deck on our home, but here it is upon arrival earlier this month, and seems to be everything the seller said it was.
Also in the last month I picked up two NOS tyres mounted on combat wheels from Northern California. The tyres still had the remains of the labels on them and appear to be in excellent condition. Again, everything the seller said they were.
Mike
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